{"product_id":"9781405266178-the-penultimate-peril","title":"The Penultimate Peril","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eDear reader,\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThere is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDear reader,\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThere is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution…\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eViolet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn The Penultimate Peril, the siblings face a harpoon gun, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two mysterious initials, three unidentified triplets, a notorious villain, and an unsavoury curry…\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eDespite their wretched contents, ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ has sold \u003cstrong\u003e60 million\u003c\/strong\u003e copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris. You have been warned.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAre you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures?\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Bad Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Reptile Room\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Wide Window\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Miserable Mill\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Austere Academy\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Ersatz Elevator\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Vile Village\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Hostile Hospital\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Carnivorous Carnival\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Slippery Slope\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Grim Grotto\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Penultimate Peril\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe End\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAnd what about All the Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about:\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Who Could That Be at This Hour?’\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘When Did you Last See Her?’\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Shouldn’t You Be in School?’\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e‘Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?’\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eLemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBrett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943979593825,"sku":"9781405266178","price":5.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_6841488_jpg.jpg?v=1706150420","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405266178-the-penultimate-peril","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}